From swimming faster than Olympic athletes to proposing with pebbles, penguins are full of surprising and lovable traits.

COASTAL MINGLINGGalápagos penguins populate Isabela Island, where they are joined by marine iguanas. Both animals occupy fissures in the coastline’s volcanic rock and forage in the ocean.

Pablo “Popi” García Borboroglu and Bertie Gregory have been named the 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorers of the Year. Borboroglu has been an Explorer since receiving the National ...

Mercury accumulates in the atmosphere and in creatures of all shapes and sizes. Fish that consume mercury-laden kelp are then consumed by larger animals such as penguins. Even humans are aware of the ...

Tawaki are very timid, so do not approach birds, nests or areas of beach where penguin tracks are common. Leave penguins alone. Usually scruffy birds are simply moulting. Put your dog on a leash ...